Mamasa Regency

Mamasa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Mamasa) is one of the six regencies that make up the West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. It covers a land area of 3,005.88 km2. The population was 140,082 at the 2010 Census[2] and 163,383 at the 2020 Census.[3] Its capital is the town of Mamasa. The Mamasa people - which is a sub-group of the Toraja people - form the most common ethnic group.

Mamasa Regency
Kabupaten Mamasa
Regency
Coat of arms of Mamasa Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Mesa Kada Dipotuo Pantan Kada Dipomate
(United We Stand, Divided We Fall)
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
CapitalMamasa
Government
 • Drs.Ramlan Badawi
Area
 • Total1,160.58 sq mi (3,005.88 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total163,383
 • Density140/sq mi (54/km2)
Websitemamasakab.go.id

Mamasa Regency is located at an altitude of 600-2,000 meters above sea level.

History

Mamasa Regency used to be part of Polewali Mamasa Regency, a former Indonesian Regency that used to be part of South Sulawesi but later became part of West Sulawesi province. In 2002, the regency was split into two smaller regencies:[4] Polewali Mandar Regency which is located on the sea-side region, and Mamasa Regency on the mountain area. Polewali Mandar is mainly inhabited by the Mandar ethnic group, while Mamasa is home to the Mamasa people, who are related to the ethnic group Mamasa.

Sumarorong Airport

The airport developed from an airstrip to a 700-meter runway in 2012 and a predicted finish in 2013 with a 1,500-meter runway to facilitate wide-body aircraft. The airport ceased operations in 2016 due to a lack of passengers,[5] but in November 2020 the airport was re-opened again for flights.[6]

Demographics

Population

The total population of this regency in 2020 was 163,383 people, of which men were 83,928 and women were 79,455. The district is divided into 17 districts, and sub-divided into 13 urban villages (kelurahan) and 181 rural villages (desa). The original inhabitants of Mamasa Regency are the Mamasa people, which is a sub-group of the Toraja people. Because the province of West Sulawesi was a division of the province of South Sulawesi, some of the indigenous people of South Sulawesi also live in West Sulawesi, and their largest ethnic groups are the Bugis and Makassar.[7] There are also other immigrant ethnic groups such as the Javanese and Balinese.

Religion

Mamasa Regency has a diversity of ethnicities, religions, races and customs (SARA). Based on data from Central Statistics Agency, Mamasa Regency records data on religious diversity. The percentage of religions in the regency is based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs 2020, namely 77.83% of the adherents of the Christian religion, where Protestant comprise 74.78% and Catholic 3.05%. Then comes the adherents of the Islamic religion who form as much as 17.30%, then Hindu as much as 1.53%, while about 3.34% of the population of Mamasa still adhere to the belief of Mappurondo. For houses of worship, there are 646 Protestant churches, 49 Catholic churches, 129 mosques, 19 prayer rooms, and 26 Pura buildings.

Administration
A European stands on a rattan bridge in Mamasa, Toradja Land, Celebes

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[8] and the 2020 Census.[9] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2020		Administrative
centre
Sumarorong254.009,58011,926Sumarorong
Messawa150.887,0907,595Messawa
Pana181.278,5529,797Pana
Nosu113.334,2765,092Nosu
Tabang304.515,8906,941Tabang
Mamasa250.0722,54126,053Mamasa
Tanduk Kalua120.859,98411,514Minake
Balla59.536,0177,260Balla Satanetean
Sesenapadang152.707,7099,191Orobua
Tawalian45.996,2108,832Tawalian
Mambi142.669,29510,305Mambi
Bambang136.1710,31211,720Galung
Rantebulahan Timur31.875,6826,093Salumpkanan
Mehalaan162.433,8574,254Mehalaan
Aralle173.966,5848,359Aralle
Buntu Malangka211.716,6917,062Sodangan
Tabulahan513.959,81211,389Lakahang
Totals3,005.88140,082163,383Mamasa

Climate

Mamasa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) that closely borders a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall in August and September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Mamasa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.1
(71.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.4
(74.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.2
(66.6)		 20.1
(68.2)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.3
(66.8)
Average low °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.5
(59.9)		 16.1
(61.0)		 15.5
(59.9)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.3
(59.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 228
(9.0)		 234
(9.2)		 237
(9.3)		 287
(11.3)		 251
(9.9)		 196
(7.7)		 125
(4.9)		 116
(4.6)		 99
(3.9)		 129
(5.1)		 205
(8.1)		 229
(9.0)		 2,336
(92)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "UU No. 11 Tahun 2002 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Mamasa Dan Kota Palopo Di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan" (PDF). Audit Board of Indonesia. 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "Bandara Sumarorong Beroperasi Tahun Depan". 4 March 2012.
  6. "Penerbangan di Bandara Sumarorong Mamasa Dimulai Pekan Depan". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. 33 "16 Years Ago, West Sulawesi Officially Becomes the 33rd Province". www.liputan6.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  10. "Climate: Mamasa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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